A downloadable game for Windows

Welcome to DisInterest! Probably the first fast-paced investing game you've seen! Buy and sell stocks on a volatile market in a futile attempt to pay your taxes.

HOW TO PLAY:

  • [SPACE] Buy shares at their current value (10% of your wealth per press).
  •  [ENTER] Sell all shares at their current value.
  • [LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS] While in-between rounds, switch companies. There are 3 companies that have different risks and rewards, indicated by their "volatility." It may be necessary to take risks to pay off your taxes.
  • [SPACE] While in-between rounds, pay 10% of your wealth toward taxes per press.

THE RULES:  Grow your wealth across 6 rounds of trading stocks to get enough money to pay exponentially increasing taxes. Whatever you don't pay at the end of each round becomes DEBT with interest. Finish Round 6 still in debt? Game over.

You'll fail your first time. Maybe even your first few runs.  Each run is only about 3 minutes, so keep trying.

Hint: The rich get richer

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CREDITS:

Code & Design: CrimsonChallenger

Art & Music: ZaffaZone83

Made with GameMaker

Font: m5x7 by Daniel Linssen

Made for 1-BIT JAM 9 - February 2026

Published 11 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
AuthorCrimsonChallenger

Download

Download
DisInterest.zip 14 MB

Install instructions

1. Click the "Download" button 

2. Extract the .zip file 

3. Run DisInterest.exe 

4. If Windows SmartScreen appears, click "More info," then "Run anyway"

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Me and ZaffaZone's first game! Please give honest and constructive feedback, it would be much appreciated.